Sheet-metal box.



a. KLENK'. SHEET METAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1911.

' 1,010,772,; Patented Dec.5, 1911. I

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,- COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLIIi'I'OIS.

SHEET-REPAI- BOX.

To all whom a mm mm.-

Be it known that I, GO'ITLIEB KLENK, a

citizen of: the United States, residing at Defiance, in the county of Defianceand State of Ohio, have invented'certain' new and useful.

Im rovements in Sheet-Metal Boxes, of

WhlCll the following is a specification, refer-- ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing. I

Thls mventlon relates to improvements in sheet metal boxes of the class used for storing and transporting bottles containing liquids; it

. and also having longitu of the box i furnished withwire supports for the bottles,

inal and transverse sheet metal grtitions, whereby thev interior ments,

Figure 1 a perspective viewi of a boxsimilar to Fig. 3 showing the structure at 99 of Fig. 3.

the to of one of the. end walls; Fig. 7 is an en arged. fragmentary cross sectional. 'view similar to Fig. 3 showing the structure at the longitudinal center of the bottom; Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken along the line 88 of Fig. 3;'Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken along the line The box 1s made of sections of sheet metal suitably secured together and properly reinforced.

2, 2 indicate the side walls, and 3, 3 the end walls, each formed of a section of sheet metal which in general formation is rec tangula-r. The side sections and the end. sections are crimped together to form the vertical corner flanges 4. The top of the box is preferably provided with a strong fiat I binding and reinforcing metal bar. 5.

Around this the upper edge parts of the side sections 2 and the end sections 3 are crimped, preferably by having formed therein, re-' spectively, flat beads, each. having the out-v ward turned horizontal flange part 5, the

edge part 5", the top horizontal flange part I I Sp ification of Letters Patent. Application filed June so, 1911. serial 110. 036,288.; n

ertaining more particularly to' boxes ofthls sort which have open bottoms ivi'ded up into bottle compartr 5f and the outwardly'turned lip 5 which hes under the inner edge of the flat band 5,

the flat band 5, I employ metallic bars6 which are riveted to the side wall sections 2.

at4 to the" op osite one and are placed as snugly as possi le under the outwardly overhang-1n .part of the band st-ri 5, sothat any vertlca' distorting foroe app iedto the top band shall be, immediately met and resisted by the .bars or bands 6. To increase this ing of this upper reinforcement, I prefer to crlmp outer edge of-the overhanging flange part at 5",. lest projections should appear whichwill sets at '6. serve as pillars or abutments .to

or distorted ownward. 1 r

The side wall sections and the end wall sections, at their lower edges, are bent outward and then inward to form the flange 7. Horizontal sheetmetal strips 8, 9 are ro- Vided and the outer edges of these are olded or crimped with the metal of flange 7,

7 is reinforced and the strips 8 and 9 are held securely in place at the bottom of'the box. At 10 there is an additional bend givento each side wall section and each end 'wall section so as to bring the metal of these the bent portion of the strips 8 and 9.

beads 11* formed on the strips 8 and 9.

strips '8. are metal strips 8. The strips 8' are crimped at their outer edges with the parts of the flange 7. They have their inner clamped firmlywith the aforesaid'strips 8 Patented De...- 5, 1911,.

-be;' dangerous in handling, shoving, or

throwing of the boxes. The crimps or ofi- At the ends supplemental to the beaded To further. reinforcethe upper portion of the box, and add tothe strength given .by f

These extend from one of the corner crimps resistingefiiciency against'downward-bendthe bars or hands 6, as shown at 6'.= 1 The crimps should .not extend beyond the prevent the" arts at 5, 5" from being bent v j i as shown in the drawing, whereby the flange sheets snugly down to. engage the top of There are two of the strips 8, one for each 11 and two of the transversely opposite edges turned backward or outward and 1 and immediately above them. These strips 8* have beads at 8 for the purpose to be described.

The two wire rectangles 12 and 12 and their beads project well below the lowermost parts of the other elements of the box above referred to and form a strong restu on which the box and its contents can be sa ely supported when standing on a flat surface. The innermost legs or cross bars of the wire rectangles 12 and 12 are firmly bound together by means of a sheet metal cross'stri 13 which lies above them and which is bea ed at its edges, as shown at 13, the beads firmly inclosing the inner legs or bars 12 of the wire rectangles.

It will be seen that the rectangular base projection which extends downwardly (and formed of the two wire rectangles 12 and 12, together with the beads 11 and 11 and the beads 13 of the binding and connecting strip 13) has its outermost lines so arrange that while they are parallel to the bottom edges of the end sections and the side sections of the box, they lie at a distance inside of the edge lines. This provides for a strong stacking rest outside of the rectangular base, this rest being composed of the crimped or bent parts of the wall sections and the crimped strips 8, 9 and 8*. One box can be laced directly upon the top of'another, the ottom rest of one bearing downward upon the top bracing flange at 5 of the one below and the base rectangle of the upper one fitting inside the inner edges of the top of the box below, so that horizontal displacement of any box in the stack is prevented.

In addition to the parts above described, use is made of a series of interior walls or partitions 16. These lie parallel to the end walls and are so arranged as to divide transversely the interior of the box into substantially equal divisions. Each of these is secured at its upper part to the side walls of the box by flanges 16 and rivets 16". At the upper edges they are provided with small beads 16 which surround bracing wires 16. At their lower edges they are peculiarly constructed in such wise as to, first, avoid their being bent or distorted by strains exerted upon the bottom part of the box and from blows imparted by objects below the box; second, to strengthen and stiffen the bottom art of the box and brace the sides, one against the other; and, third to give firm strong support for the supporting wires at the bottoms of the bottles to more efiectually avoid bending of these rods, givin them a widened base of support at several places under the middle portions of the rod. To accomplish these purposes, I form wide flanges 16* at the bottom parts of the partitions 16, these being in horizontal planes and formed by bending the metal of the partitionfirst laterally as at 16, then bending it backward as at 16 and carrying it well to the other side of the vertical partition, and then by preference bending the metal against itself and brin 'ng the ed e line back to the partition wall as at 16 though this latter bend can be dispensed with unless an unusual strength and rigidity are desired.

Preferably, as indicated in Fig. 9, the lower part 16 of each flange 16 is extended beyon the partition at both ends and is crimped with the side walls and the strips 9 into the lower flanges 7. It will be observed that by preference the part 16 lies immediately above the strips 9 and extends in contact with them throughout the crimps.

Longitudinally of the box there are narrower vertically arranged partition walls 17 These intersect the partitions 16 in such way as to furnish a series of bottle compartments substantially square in plan out-line. They do not extend downward to the bottom of the partition 16, such a width not being required,

18, 18 are bottle supporting rods preferably made of lengths of wire. They are so arranged as to present two parallel bars under the central part of each longitudinal row of bottle compartments. The two bars of each pair may be formedof one piece of wire bent at the central part of the total length to give a short cross connecting section at right angles to the two longitudinal parts and shaped at their ends to have two L bends. The central connecting part and the two 'L bends are placed in the beads 8 in the end flange stri s 8 above described. The rods 18, 18 exten through apertures in the partitions 16, these apertures lying immediately above the flanges 16 so that the lower edges of the rods 18,bear downward upon or against the flan es and receive therefrom ample supportor their central parts.

It will be observed that the flanges 16 at the bottom of the partitions 16 are arranged on lines so high relatively to the bottom edges of the base rectangles 12 and 12 that the partitions are relieved of all strain.

Heretofore I have constructed boxes of this sort in the manner shown in my Patent No. 912,273, issued February 9, 1909. These earlier boxes had the longitudinal partitions extended down far enough to bring their beads and bead wires substantially flush, or in the same horizontal planes, with the lowermost surfaces of the bottom parts of the box. This was done in order to have the partitions of the bottle compartments take lot tles are filled andthe cases are charged. But I ex erience with the boxes shown in the afore-- single rectangular wire seated in beads at.

the ends of the box and at the sides.

. binding sheet or bar 131 furnish a supporting device which takes the entire thrust and strain in such way that the partitions'16 and 'In' the present construction I divide the bottom area of the boxin'to two approximately equal parts by the base-rectangles 12' and 12, and by combining with these the 17 are relieved of all twisting and distorting action, and their lower edges are removed from contact with the'supporting bodies below the box.

The flanges 16 lie entirely above the beads and bead wires at 11 and 11 and their ends are fitted tightly a ainst and interlocked with the vertical si 'ewalls of the box, so that-they serve as bracing bars, extending from wall to wall and also serve as stifl'en-.

V ers' for the artitions, the vertical parts of the latter being relieved by the flanged parts 16 from blows and distorting act1ons. In attempting to reach a number ofl-these'ends I have made boxes of this class with eylindri-' cal hollowbeads, at the lower edges of the partitions 16, these beadslying *in the horizontal planes of the beads and wires 8, '9; but have found from use, that while such beads aresuperior to the devices which I used in earlier structures they are greatly excelled by the bar-like braces produced by the flanges at 16 which are raised above the heads at 11 and 11, which furnish supports for the bottlerods 18 and which rigidly and squarely engage the side walls of the box.

What I claim is:

1. A sheet metal box of the class described, comprising side ,and end sections crimped at their lower edges to form a horizontal flange around the-bottom of the box, a rectangular wire stacking base projecting downward below the flange along lines within the periphery thereof, beaded sheet metal strips secured to the side and "end sections and serving to hold the wire base in place, a se ries of vertical transverse partitions terminatin at their lower edges in wide horizontally entflanges above the bottom plane of the base, a series of vertical longitudinal partitions, the two, series of partitions serving to divide the box into bottle compartments, and a series of lo itudinal bottle supportin rods having thelr end arts rigidly Seem to .the end sections of t 0 box, the intermediate' parts of the rods extending through the transverse partitionsand resting direct upon the'horizontal flanges at the bottoms thereof.

2. A sheet metal box of the class described, comprising side and end sections crimped at their lower edgesto form a .horizontal flange around the bottom of the: box, a rectangular stackin base formed of two adjacent wire rectang es, thebase projecting. downward,

. below the flange along lines wlthin the periphery thereof, beaded sheet metal strlps' secured to the side and end sections and engagin the outer sides of the wire rectangles to ho d them in laoe, a binding. stri for holding together t e adjacent inner si es of the wire rectangles, a series of vertical trans-. verse artitions terminating at their lower edges 1n wide horizontally bent flanges above the bottom plane of the base, a series of vertical longitudinal partitions, thetwo serie's of partitions serving to divide the box into bottle compartments, and a-series of longitudinal bottle supporti rods-having their end parts ri 'dly secure to the'end sections of the box, it e intermediate partsof the rods extending through thetransverse artitions and restm directly upon the oriz'ontal flangesat t ebottoms thereof. I j

In a'-'sheet metal box of'the class described, the combination of side and end walls, a rectangularstacking base formed .of wire, sheet metal strips atthesides and ends of the box crimped at their. outer-edges with the bottom edges of the side and end walls to form a horlzontal flange extending around the-bottom of thebox, and beaded at-their inner edges to engage the wire stacking'base and hold it in place, transverse and longitudinal vertical partitions in the box dividing it into bottle compartments, the bottom edges of the transverse partitions beingv bent to form wide horizontal flanges each of which is extended at its ends and crimped with the side strips and walls into the horizontal bottom flange, and bottle supporting rods at the bottoms of the bottle compartments extendin through the transverse partitions and restlng directly upon the horizontal flanges thereof.

1 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, 4

in presence of two witnesses. v v

GOTTLIEB KLENK.

Witnesses WILLIAM E. MoLL,

C. C. HOFFMAN.

essignrnent of said invention said application to the Dnrmzmmnr or arm: In'mmon,

Um'mo Sums Prmm' Omen, Waa/u'mgton, D. 0., December 18, 1911. Whereas Patent No. 1 010,772 was erroneously issued by the Patent Oflice on December 6, 1911, to The Defiance Pressed Steel Company, a corporation of Illinois es aesi by Gottlieb Whereas said a. corporation 0 lenk for Sheet-Metal Boxes, and

atent should have issued to 17w .Defia/nce Pressed SteelUompony,

uly'executed by Gottlieb Klenk in favor of The Defiance Pressed Steel Company, ecorporetion of Ohio, and recorded in this ofiice, an Whereas the attorney of record in said case on December 6 1911, returned said patent to this ofiice with a request that a new patent be issued in accordance with the r3 03}: of the Patent Office to The Defiance Pressed Steel C'ompany, a corporation 0 i0 New, therez ore, it is hereby ordered that said patent No. 1,010,772 be and the same is here y canceled and it is further ordered that a new patent be issued 11 on fie Defiance Pressed Steel 00m an a corporation 0 O in. EwiweMooR,

(Jammz'moner.

cc of the invention of application No. 636,288, filed June 30, 1911,

Ohio as essi nee, in accordance with a. request contained in an said application to the DEPARTMENT or m INTERIOR,

UNITED Sums PATENT Omen, Washington, D. a, December 18, 1911. Whereas Patent No. 1,010,772 was erroneously issued by the Patent Ofiice on December 5, 1911, to The Defiance Pressed Steel Company, a corporation of Illinois es assi ee of the invention of application No. 636,288, filed June 30, 1911, Y

by Gotth'eb lenk for Sheet-Metal Boxes, and

Whereas said etent should have issued to 17w Defiance Pressed SteelOom pwny,

m corporation 0 Ohio as assi nee, in accordance with a request contained in an sssl ment of said invention uly executed by Gottlieb Klenk in favor of The Data ance Pressed Steel Company, a eorporetion of Ohio, and recorded in this oifice, an

Wlm'eas the attorney of record in said case on December 6 1911, returned seid patent to this ofiice with a request that a new patent be issueci in eceordanee with the refiogis of the Patent Oflice to The Defiance Pressed Steel Omnpany, a cm'pm'atime 0 i0 New, therebre, it is herebyordered that said patent No. 1,010,772 be and the same is here y canceled and it is further ordered that a new patent be issued u on The Defiance Pmsaed Steel Uonlvgmn a corporation 0 0 i0. EWiwBMOOR,

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